Display-rack.



o. L. SMITH. DISPLAY RACK.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.14, 1909.

Patented July 27, 1909.

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DISPLAY BACK.

APPLIUATION FILED JAN. 14. 1909,

Patented July 27, 1909.

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osoiii L. SMITH, or PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

l' DISPLAY-BACK.

To all whom it may concern:

Be. it known that. l, OSCAR' L. SMITH, of Philadelllghia, county ofPhiladelphia, and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and usefulyImprovement'inl Display-Racks,

of which the following is'a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in display racks for garments andother goods and has special reference to an improvement in the displayrack of this character set forth in my Patents Nos. 899,475, and 899,342f, September 22, 1908.

It is 'desirable in exhibitingclotlies or garments for purposes of saleto utilize space and to store as many garments as possible within thelimits of such cases as are usually used for the storing and exhibitionof clothes, and it is also desirable and neces'- sary to have all thegarments so exhibited easily accessible by the salesmen.

^ By 'this invention I am enabled to fit an ordinary show-case with arack containino twoor morerods or lines of rods arrange lin such amanner that the rear and front rods carrying the garinents'shall beequally accessible to the `salesman or person desir? ing to inspect' thegarments.

Hei'etofore when two lines-or rows of garn'ients have been carried inone showcase,l in`\oijder to'l present to view the rear frow of thegarments, the rackca'rrying the two. rows had to be wheeled outof theshowcase and then by stepping around behind the rack for the .purpose ofexamining or removing the rear line of garments.

In the present invention the rack is swung out of the-'front of theshow-case andat the same time is automatically "revolved 'or 4turnedaround so that a salesman desiring to exhibit goods could first open hisshowcase and have accessible and exposed to view the goods on the frontline, and then as 'the rack carrying the'garinents is pulled out, itwill turn automatically and the rear line of garments be exposed.

As in the aforesaid patent the main obj ect of the present invention isto provide a device wherein either the front .or rear row of garmentssupported on the device area ren- 'dered readily accessible for thepurpose of exhibiting or removing the same, and the 'provision of means.whereby the revolution of the rack or racks is performed automatically.

'Another object of the present invention is the production of-a deviceof this character specification-0f Letters Patent. Application filed.Tai'iuari7 14:l 1909. Serial No. 472,241..

Patented muy 27, i909.

therein the entire device or rack is mounted oisupported in the cabinetcompartment at but a single point `Aeither from the bottonior die top ofthe cabinet.

@Vith these' and other Vobjects in view, theY ii'ifvfention will behereinafter mor-e particulaiily described with reference to theaccomdrawings, which for/in -a part of tliis pecification, a'nd willtheir be pointed oitiiii the claims at the end 'of thedescripti 11:, i

' etferring to the drawings, wherein similajrletters of reference areused to'indicate cdr-,responding parts in each 'of the several`viewer-Figure 1 is a sectional View, illustr'ftiriig the embodiment ofmy invention in one 'form of display rack; Fig. 2 is a. sectioifiailplan view illustrating the rack entiir'ely within the case orcompartment; and' Fig. 3 is a View similar to Fig. 2 with the supportingrackI drawn forward and about tolico'inplete a revolution to expose toview the' rear line of garments. ii/Vliile I have shown a device asconstructvedi infthe form of upper and lower racks, itwill beunderstood, of course, that the racks maybe made single, the onlydisadvantage thereof bing `that fewerA garments could be acfcommodatedat one time on a racltof approximately the saine size. Y

As illustrated, the preferred. form `of the device comprises asupporting platform or baise A, which may as shown be the base lof acabinet or compartment B, when` it is desired to inclose ther device,but-,the cabinet s without departing-from the spirit and scope of myinvention.

In the base Av 's provided al socket or collar B provided with rollerbearings b and 2) in the 'bottom and vsides of said collar.- Looselymounted in the bearing B is a supporting stud or sleeve C, the lowerendwhereof rests (in the roller bearing 7J. .The sleeve or stud C and itsbearing is made of sufficient length and extent as to prevent anysagging of the. supporting device or racks hereinafter described.

The main supportingy arm D is rigidly secured to the upper end of thesleeveor stud C, and has its out'er or free end provided with a recessed4or collar portion D forming a bearing or support for the upright hollowrod Loosely mounted In y said hollow rod E is a rod or tube Ffreduced atits upper end for the reception of a collar :loo

pr provided with outwardly converging arms g, theouter ends g of whichact as supports for the rods g2 adapted to receive and hold the garmentsto be. displayed. If desired it will be apparent that the bearing orsupport D could be projected upwardly and the rod E dispensed with.

The rod F is adapted to revolve on roller bearings f arranged in thebottom of the recessed or collar portion D. As shown in the drawings, acoupling pin or bar H is rigidly secured to the lower/part of the rod Fwith its reduced .portion 7L extended through an opening in the bottomof therecessed collar portion. Said reduced portion z is mounted on thecontrolling arm Ka Near the outer end of said controlling arm K isjournaled a small roller or wheel adapted to travel in a peculiarlyshaped track or groove L formed in the base A. As

shown in the drawings 'said groove or track L is formed by a slottedplate L', ysecured in any desired manner to the base A. This groove ortrack L is so shaped as to cause in operation the entire rack to firstmove outwardly for a predetermined distance and then cause through theoperation of the control-ling arm K, the vcomplete revolution of theframework and the return of the rack with the rear row of garmentsexposed to view.

Two sets of racks, one superposed upon the other, are shown in thedrawings, but it is understood of course that the device is equallyapplicable to either a single or double decker arrangement. IVhen thedevice is constructed with the upper rack, it is deemed advisable toprovide an additional support to withstand the weight of the garmentscarried thereby. In this event, I have mounted in roller bearings d onthe underside of the main arm D, a small wheel d adapted to travel onthe curved ltrack Z2 and thereby aid in preventing any sagging of thedevice `in use. The upper rack is constructed like t-he lower rack andhas at itslower portion a coupling rod or barl M rigidly securedthereto. The free end of said bar or rod M is simply slipped into theupper end of the rod F of the lower rack and is held in place therein byany desired means,

preferably by means of a set-screw m as indicated in dotted lines inFig. 1 When thus secured the upper and lower racks will revolve inunison. If it is desired at any time to remove thev upper rack .allthat'is necessary is to operate the set-screw m and lift said upper rackout of position. For

-, strengthening the framework if desired the ods g2 may be connected bycross-rods g3,

Gfin minor details may be made without is also obvious that variousother changes parting from the spirit and scope of the invention.

The operation ofthe device will readily be understood from the foregoingdescription. The garments having been suspended on the rods g2 wheninthe position Shown in Fig. 2 all that is necessary for the salesman todo if he desires to exhibit or remove the garments from the rear rods isto draw the 'entire device toward him when the controlling arm'Koperating through the wheel lc in the peculiarly shaped track or grooveL will permit the framework to be drawn out a cert-ain distance, thenautomatically revolve the framework permitting of the entiredevice beingmoved in the reverse direction with the rear row of garments exposedv toview.l

Having thus fully describedmy invention,

what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the UnitedStates is 1. In combination with a base or support, an arm pivotallymounted thereon at one point only, a framework for receiving garmentsand the like revolubly mounted in the free. end of said arm, acontrolling arm in which is mounted the lower end of sald framework anda guide groove in said support adapted to receive the free end of saidcontrolling arm.

2. In combination with a base or support, an arm pivotally mountedthereon at one point only, said arm provided on its free end with anupwardly extending hollow portion forming a bearing, a rod supporting aframework. for receiving garments andthe like revolubly mounted in -saidbearing and not otherwise connected to said base or support and havingits lower endextended beyond said. arm, a controlling arm in which saidlower end of the framework is mounted, and a guide grooveA or trackadapted to receive the free end of said controlling arm,

3. In combination with a base or support, an arm pivotally mountedthereon at one point only, said arm provided on its free end with anupwardly extending hollow portion forming a bearing, an upright rodrevolubly l mounted in said bearing and otherwise disconnected from said base or support, out

wardly converging arms secured to said upright rod, garment supportingrods mounted on said converging arms, and means for automaticallyrevolving said upright rod and connected parts, as the same is drawnforward, substantially as described.

4:. In combination with a base or support, an arm pivotally mountedthereon' at one point only, said arm provided on its free end with anupwardly extending hollow portion forming a bearing, an upright rodrevolubly mounted in said b earing and not otherwise connected to saidbase or support, outwardly lconverging arms secured to said v uprightrod, garment supporting rods mounted on said converging arms, acontrolling arm in which `the lower end of said upright rod is mounted,4and a guide groove ontrack adapted to receive thefree end of Saidcontrolling arm.

5. In combination with a base or support, an arm pivotall'y mountedthereon at one point only, said arm provided on its free end with anupwardly extending hollow portion forming a bearing, an upright rodrevolubly mounted insaid bearing, outwardl converging arms secured tosaid upright ro garment supporting rods mounted. onisaid convergingarms, a second upright rodvremovably secured to theupper endof saidfirst mentioned upright rod, outwardly c0nverging arms sustaininggarment supporting rods secured to said second upright rod, a

controlling arm Ain which the lower'end of said {ii-st mentioned uprightrod is mounted, and a guide groove or track adapted to re'- ceive thefree end of said controlling arm. 4

6. In combination'with a hase or support,

an arm pivotally mounted thereon at one point only, a framework forreceiving gare ments'and 'the likeJ revolubly mounted in the i Vieweitherthe front or rear of said framep 7. In combinationvwith a case orcompartment, a support for garmentsand the like, means piv'otallysustaining said support at one of itsends, the opposite end of saidsupport being free, and means for automatically revolving said supporton sai .pivot as the support is drawn forward, su stantially asdescribed.

`In testimony whereof I 'hereunto set my hand this 12th Aday of January,1909, in the presence of two attesting witnesses. l OSCAR L. SMITH.YWitnesses:

M.T. MmzrHY. Y -JoHN THIEL.

